Tuesday, 21 December 2010

Written by my husband. He has 2 more parts to write before Christmas. He has wanted to write a story for years and the dead-line has spurred him on to get it finished. This is one of many he has swirling around his cranium.

Friday, 10 December 2010

There are some days when I miss the fact that my children are no longer small. I miss that I missed nearly 2 years of my eldest daughter's life. I hate that there is another mummy she thinks about. I miss the babies I lost. I miss the fact that I didn't have a birth child. I miss the fact that none of my friends have babies that I can cuddle. Sometimes, it just plain hurts.

Back in the day when I adopted my two girls I naively believed these thoughts and feelings would fade away to nothing; and thank God for the most part they don't plague me. Just today. I was at the school play yesterday and saw a tiny baby and that longing came back. I know that it will be there for a while and will go again. It hurts though.

I have two beautiful ragamuffins to keep me busy. I work in a school and am surrounded by children. So I am blessed. So I will take a deep breath or two and wait for this to pass. And I will long for heaven when these thoughts will never plague me again. To quote my daughter's favourite verse: He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. There is hope.

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

"Act 1: Is it real?
Please can you tell me, is the Christmas tree real? (Taps her chin.)
Shall we go exploring? (Waves arms up in the air.)
Yes, then! Let’s do.

Song 1 - Joy to the World

Scene Change - Set in the Park

Act 2: Looking for trees.
Look here’s some trees. (Pointing to the trees.)
Oh, these look real so maybe the Christmas tree is real.
We need to go and find some more trees.
So come on.

Scene Change - A different part of the Park

Act 3: More trees.
Oh look over there, there is loads. There is about 50 trees. (Waves hand in a big arch.)
Ummm, I am not sure, that is real.
Ah, that is a good idea, go and tap the tree trunk. (Taps the tree trunk.)
It feels wooden.
I am not sure that is real. (She scratches her head.)

Song 2 - We wish you a Merry Christmas (with dance)

Scene Change - At the beach

Act 4: Moss On the beach.
Look over there, I can see some moss. (Points to the distance.)
Oh look out, here comes a car. (She ducks.)
Phew, the car has gone. (Wipes her brow.)
Feel the moss, it feels soft and furry. (Touches the moss.)
Oh look, here comes the parents, now we can sing our song.

Song 3 - Silent Night

Scene Change - The field

Act 5: Grass looks like tree leaves
I have just discovered that grass looks like tree leaves.
Ummm, lets pick some grass and put it next to a leaf. (Puts next to a leaf and compares.)
Well, it doesn’t look like a leaf after all.
What do you think? Do you think it looks like a leaf?
Oh look it looks exactly like a Christmas tree leaf. It long and thin. (Pulls grass with hand.)
It looks like winter to me. There is snow everywhere. (Waves her hand.)
Right, lets pick up some snow and have a snowball fight.
Great idea! Oh look up there, a bird.
Lets attract it into the window by the Christmas tree. If the bird comes than the tree might be real because birds like trees.

Scene Change - A field of cows

Act 6: Why does a cow eat Christmas trees?
Look the bird has gone into the cow field. It has perched on the tree. That means that soon we might find out if that is a real Christmas tree.
Lets go and feed the cows a bit of the Christmas tree. It eat it so the tree must be real.

Song 4 - The First Noel

Scene Change - Home

Act 7: Finding out what Christmas is about.
So we know that a Christmas tree is real because the cow eat it.
Oh but what is Christmas about? We discovered the Christmas tree is green so maybe that is important.
Maybe a light on the Christmas tree means that a light came to the world on the very first Christmas.
Lets go and ask Mum.

This is the whole story. Mary and Joseph travelled many miles to their home town Bethlehem to pay their taxes. Mary was to have a baby. Mary rode on a donkey and Joseph walked. There was no room in the Inn so they rested in a dirty stable. (Holds her nose.) Mary had a baby at night. There were loads of animals in the stable and they crowded around when the baby was born. The baby was Jesus and the Christmas tree light reminds us of the light Jesus.

Song 6 - Hark the Herald Angels sing

Bow

The End."

I was told what to type. Occasionally, I gave suggestions which were not always taken! Stage directions are in italics!

That girl is a hard task master as she was very specific. I am not sure where we are getting the scenes from or even where this play is to be performed.